Category: Scopes

  • The 5 Best 50mm Scopes – Rifle Scope Reviews 2026

    The 50mm scope market has grown as people have begun to discover the relationship of exit pupil to magnification. The larger the objective lenses, the higher exit pupil you’ll have, which gives you a clearer field of view. Like all other riflescopes, however, 50mm scopes should still have a solid level of lens coatings to…

  • The 4 Best Scopes for 7.62×39 Rifles – Optic Sight Reviews 2026

    Finding the best scope for 7.62×39 rifles is a bit tricky. While the bullet is most associated with the AK47 series, it’s also in an absolute ton of other weapons, including modern battle rifles, bolt-action hunting rifles, and even some AR15 variants. Therefore, scope makers have taken note and introduced a wide variety of different…

  • The 4 Best 7.62x54r Scopes – Reviews 2026

    The 7.62x54r is a very powerful round that was designed well over a hundred years ago. It has remained a consistent part of American ammunition because of its performance and the affordability of both ammunition and firearms in the caliber. As any full powered rifle round, it can benefit greatly from an optic. It’s got…

  • The 4 Best Ruger Charger Scopes – Reviews 2026

    The Ruger Charger, especially when coupled with a scope, is one fascinating firearm. It’s technically a pistol but was originally designed as a rifle. Since it’s also a small, fun pistol, the gun needs a certain kind of scope, one that’ll work well with handguns. Needless to say, like for any scoped weapon, the optic…

  • The 4 Best .223 Varmint Scopes – Predator Sight Reviews 2026

    The .223 caliber cartridge is probably the most popular centerfire rifle cartridge in the United States. It’s used extensively for a wide variety of applications and this includes hunting varmints. The .223 is a powerful and stable round that has more effective range than rimfire rounds when it comes to hunting varmint. Varmint are often…

  • The 4 Best Marlin 1895 Scopes – Reviews 2026

    The Marlin 1895 is an intense rifle. It has a long history in the United States and is still a viable option for hunting and wilderness defense. The Marlin rifles are not long range guns and are designed for intermediate ranges. In other words, they won’t benefit from high-powered optics. However, within those 300 yards,…

  • The 4 Best Scopes for Marlin 795 – Reviews 2026

    The Marlin 795 is regarded by many (myself included) to be a superior out of the box to the more expensive Ruger 10/22. With a high-quality trigger, and a rather nice barrel, not only do you save over other popular rimfires, you get a better gun to start with. That means, instead of running around…

  • ACOG vs Scopes – Which Is Better? (ANSWERED)

    As a Marine I get a lot of questions of ACOG versus this, ACOG versus that, what do I think about AACOG versus scopes? Acog vs (Insert any model here). Since this question shows up so often, let’s look at three of the best-selling moderate range, AR-15 style scopes versus the Trijicon ACOG. There are…

  • The 4 Best MK12 Scopes – MK 12 Optic Reviews 2026

    The US Navy created Mk12 upper receiver has spawned a number of imitators from authentic to look-alikes. The history and creation of the Mk 12 is so complex as to defy ready summarization in an article of this type, but you can find a reasonably complete accounting on Wikipedia. Rather, we are far more interested…

  • The 4 Best Nikon BDC Scopes – Reviews 2026

    The Nikon BDC BDC or Bullet Drop Compensator reticle has become increasingly popular as BDC reticles of all types have entered the marketplace. Designed to allow you to dial in your scope once, and then place shots at further known distances without adjusting your elevation, BDC scopes have strengths and limitations which we will discuss…